No. 2 Pittsburgh overcame a rough shooting night to beat Rutgers 65-62 and avoid a second-straight upset loss.

Ashton Gibbs scored 22 points for the Panthers, who got 12 of their last 15 points from the foul line.

"I liked how we made plays down the end, especially the free throws," coach Jamie Dixon said. "We did what we wanted to do assignment-wise and defensively. We finished the game in a good way. They defended well, we defended well, but at end of game we made our free throws, took care of the ball and rebounded, things that we wanted to do."

Pitt has now won 20 or more games in 10 straight seasons.